Fascinate

Another Samsung Fascinate update is ready to be released from Verizon just 3 weeks after the last one which brought riots to the streets of the interwebs over a little emergency call bug. The PDF for the update looks a little spicier than the last at least, but if you take the time to read what is included, you’ll realize it’s exactly the same as DL09. It’s got to be a fixer for that bug, right? Let’s hope so, we don’t want anyone having to waste time creating “proof” videos, do we?

One of our readers dropped a link on us this morning from Samsung that clearly states in more than one place that their Fascinate should already have Android 2.2 running on it. In fact, their official site is filled with Froyo references, but without any sort of timeline for release, this does nothing except frustrate all Galaxy S owners. (more…)

The Samsung Fascinate update that sort of slipped under the radar yesterday amidst the explosion that was the Droid X 2.2 update appears to be available. Well to some people. I unfortunately am not one. Has it been pulled? Am I just unlucky? Remember that Samsung allows you to “pull” updates similarly to the way you can with Blur and the Droid X.

On the same day that we broke the news on the Droid X 2.2 update, an update appears to be on the horizon for the Samsung Fascinate as well only it’s not quite as big of a deal. Fascinate owners will not be receiving Android 2.2, but will instead see a few other bugs fixed. It looks like VZW is hacking away at that ugly list of known bugs that snuck out just after launch.

And so Fascinate owners know, you can “pull” updates just like DX owners can with Blur.

Sorry that I didn’t find this out for you sooner, but you may want to hold off on those internet orders for a Samsung Fascinate for now. Why you ask? Because the device hits stores tomorrow and they are not simply running a BOGO offer like VZW.com is, they are running a BOGA offer, meaning “buy one get ANY” phone of equal or lesser value. So what does that mean exactly? You can buy a Fascinate for your girlfriend (sorry had to) and get a Droid X for yourself. Win.

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